Every Other Day at the Pool by Lori Lipsky
My arms extend forward
stretched out, palms downward
First neighbors, then Moses
they part the water
Pulling my body forward.
Again hands reach out
Divide the water
divide the years
So now I am ten
and float and kick
With water below, above
around and all about
In heart, in mind
jumping, flipping
Though dignity knows better, and
tautened arms
Divide the liquid over and again
in a suitable, age-appropriate style.
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